Question

A farmer in an early civilization grows a crop surplus and shares it with his neighbors. Which of the following events must have occurred before this scenario could happen ?
A) The development of irrigation
B) The development of stratified societies
C) The development of agriculture
D) The development of social hierarchies

Answer 1

C) The development of agriculture

Answer 2

The correct answer is "C"

Agriculture (from the Latin agri 'campo', and cultūra 'cultivation', 'aging') is the set of techniques, knowledge and knowledge to cultivate the land and the part of the primary sector that is dedicated to it. It includes the different works of soil treatment and vegetable crops. It comprises a whole set of human actions that transforms the natural environment.

The beginning of agriculture is in the Neolithic period, when the economy of human societies evolved from harvesting, hunting and fishing to agriculture and livestock. The first cultivated plants were wheat and barley. Its origins are lost in prehistory and its development was developed in several cultures that practiced it independently, such as those that emerged in the so-called Fertile Crescent (Near East zone from Mesopotamia to Ancient Egypt), the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America, the culture developed by the Chinese in East Asia, etc.